Posted on 07/21/2023 5:35:35 PM PDT by tired&retired
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The people with no direct reports probably could care less.
The ambitious are always taking angles and try to learn inside info to position themselves to have other groups consolidated under them in reorgs.
Just like when they say we’re going to open up a new project or specific bureau, they immediately fight for what location the new project will be run out of.
Exactly. These guys have their 6 figure incomes, pensions, healthcare and set for life. There is no personal gain in adding few more desks in the office. It is a real reach to say the added value is the ego of towering over a few more subordinates.
Not a very likely theory in my opinion.
Now, saying repubs will cut the head off the snake so keep us out of prison if you want to keep that cushy 6 figures/pension is very likely motivator.
YMMV
Biden is a corrupt, nasty, senile fool.
Power over a bigger bureaucracy.
Also, a bigger government to weaponize.
I read the comments and here is another probable reason for Congress approving 87,000 new IRS agents.
Namely, the IRS and FBI likely has embarrassing information on Representatives and Senators and use that dirt to get their way with Congress.
Also, some commenters questioned what benefit is there for the rank and file IRS to have 87,000 new agents.
Well, 10 agents require a supervisor, so there would be 8,700 new IRS supervisors. And 10 supervisors require a manager. So there would be 870 new IRS managers.
And 10 managers would require an Assistant Director. So there would be 9 new IRS Assistant Directors.
Thus, there would be lots of incentives for the IRS employees to have congress increase the staff by 87,000 people.
I think you’re right.
DING DING DING a winner
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